Fuel cell module with heat exchange and electricity exchange functions

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a fuel cell module with heat exchange and electricity exchange functions, consisting of one heat dissipation module and one electricity exchange module. The heat dissipation module is composed of several hydrogen cans and one heat dissipation base contacted with the CPU and the electricity exchange module contains the hydrogen release pressure platen, the flow rate control valve and the Proton Exchange Membrane Systems. The flow rate control valve controls the hydrogen released from the hydrogen cans that absorbs the heat generated by the CPU rapidly for heat exchange. The released hydrogen is transmitted to the Proton Exchange Membrane Systems that converts chemical energy into electric energy and is then utilized by the computer. Such heat exchange of the CPU provides the computer with D.C. power, clears up the heat dissipation problem, and substitutes the portable power for current notebooks.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention is a fuel cell module, especially the oneapplied in the computer's CPU for heat exchange and electricityexchange.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The CPU of computers is getting faster and faster. Relatively,the high operational performance generates enormous heat because of theaccumulation of electricity and heat during operation, thus influencesthe performance of the CPU or, even worse, causes instability orbreakdown to the CPU. Therefore, the heat dissipation of the CPU shouldbrook no delay and should be solved carefully. To solve the heatdissipation of the CPU, normally a set of heat sink is attached on theCPU.

[0003] Moreover, current heat sinks are usually made of one piece ofaluminum or copper heat sink furnished with a fan. However, because ofthe accumulation of the heat, the heat dissipation efficiency of theheat sink for current high-level CPUs still fails to exhaust the heatconsistently for cooling during high-speed operation, thus theinstability and breakdown of the CPU still exist. Obviously, the heatexchange of the heat sink to the CPU currently has been trapped in thebottleneck. A thorough resolution for the heat dissipation of high-levelCPUs has become a main issue for the industry.

[0004] The tendency of small-sized notebooks condenses the inner spaceof the computer, restricting the space for the assemblage of the heatsink. Normally, when the working temperature of the notebook's CPU ishigher than 120° C., the notebook would crash down. Due to the inabilityto have high-level CPUs in current notebooks equipped with a large heatsink to enhance the heat dissipation efficiency and the existing heatsink for high-level CPUs reduces the work temperature of the CPU only to80˜90° C. at most, the efficiency of the current heat sink fornotebooks' CPU is quite restrained, cutting down their calculationperformance. Such technical bottleneck in heat dissipation of high-levelCPUs has trapped the notebook industry in a dilemma. Furthermore, themost inconvenience in using a notebook currently is the application oflithium cells or Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries that providesinsufficient running time or should be charged for a long time. For thisreason, a demand for improving the portable power of current notebooksdoes exist.

[0005] In view of this, the inventor of the present invention devoted tothe research and came out the application of several hydrogen storagecans as the heat dissipation solution for the CPU, wherein the hydrogenstorage alloy inside the hydrogen storage cans absorbs the heat rapidlywhen releasing hydrogen, dissipating the heat and cooling the CPU whilethe chemical energy of the released hydrogen is converted into electricenergy through the Proton Exchange Membrane Systems, so as to serve thecomputer with D.C. power.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0006] The objective of the present invention is to provide a fuel cellmodule with heat exchange and electricity exchange functions for thecomputer's high-level CPU that consists of the heat dissipation modulecombined with several hydrogen storage cans and one heat dissipationbase contacted with the CPU and the electricity exchange module composedof one hydrogen release platen, one flow rate control valve and oneProton Exchange Membrane Systems. With the flow rate control valvecontrolling the flow rate of the released hydrogen, the hydrogen storagecans are able to absorb the high heat of the CPU and cool it down. Thereleased hydrogen transmitted to the Proton Exchange Membrane Systems isused in the conversion from chemical energy to electric energy, which isthen output to the computer's motherboard as the D.C power, thuscompletes the heat exchange of the CPU and powers the computer with D.C.power.

[0007] Another objective of the present invention is to provide a fuelcell module with heat exchange and electricity exchange functionswherein the heat dissipation module is composed of several replaceablehydrogen storage cans for the heat exchange of the CPU. This not onlyleaves out the necessity of adding a cooling fan, but also minimizes thewhole heat dissipation module, eliminating the space restriction on theassemblies, making it more suitable for the small space inside thenotebook for heat dissipation. What's more, the rapid heat absorption ofthe hydrogen storage cans enhances the heat exchange efficiency of theCPU, contributing to enormous benefits for the industry.

[0008] Another objective of the present invention is to provide a fuelcell module with heat exchange and electricity exchange functionswherein the lithium cell or the Nickel-Metal Hydride battery of currentnotebooks used outdoors that converts chemical energy to electric energyis replaced by hydrogen and the Proton Exchange Membrane Systems. Hiddenbehind the Thin Film Transistor, the space-saving Proton ExchangeMembrane Systems is able to combine with current Liquid Crystal Display,bringing great benefits for the industry.

[0009] In the following, the embodiment illustrated is used to describethe detailed structural characteristics and operation action for thepresent invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010]FIG. 1 is a diagram about the assembly of the components for thepresent invention.

[0011]FIG. 2 is a diagram about another type of heat dissipation basefor the present invention.

[0012]FIG. 3 is a diagram about the assembly of the hydrogen releaseplaten and the hydrogen storage cans for the present invention.

[0013]FIG. 4 is a diagram about the components of the Proton ExchangeMembrane Systems converting chemical energy into electric energy for thepresent invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. The fuel cell with heatexchange and electricity exchange functions for the present inventioncontains the heat dissipation module 1 and the electricity exchangemodule 2, wherein the heat dissipation module 1 includes one heatdissipation base 11 and several hydrogen storage cans 12. The heatdissipation base 11 equipped nearby the motherboard 3 is contacted withthe CPU 4 for heat conduction. The heat dissipation base 11 could be abase with flat edge or fin-shaped edge with several sockets 111 at equaldistance on one side for the insertion of the hydrogen storage cans 12.The hydrogen storage cans 12 are furnished with solid hydrogen storagealloy inside with a contact valve 122 on the inserting mouth in front ofthe hydrogen storage can 12 as the outlet for replenishing and releasinghydrogen. By touching the contact valve 122, the stored hydrogen isreleased as gas, making the hydrogen storage can 12 absorb the heatwhile releasing the hydrogen and rapidly reducing the temperature of theexternal can by 10° C. The sockets 111 of the heat dissipation base 11with the hydrogen storage cans 12 slipped on form a heat dissipationmodule 1 to complete the heat exchange of the CPU.

[0015] Each hydrogen storage can 12 reduces the temperature by 10° C.when releasing the hydrogen. With the combination of the hydrogenstorage cans 12 and the heat dissipation base 11, when the heatdissipation base 11 contacted with the whole CPU 4 arrives a hightemperature of 120° C., the several hydrogen storage cans 12 in the heatdissipation base 11 provide rapid heat exchange function by absorbingthe heat generated by the CPU, reducing the temperature of the wholeheat dissipation base 11 immediately by 30˜50° C. Compared withtraditional heat sinks that reduce the temperature of the CPU by 80˜90°C. through heat exchange, the heat dissipation module for the presentinvention doubles the heat exchange efficiency, making it the mostvaluable technical breakthrough.

[0016] Furthermore, the electricity exchange module 2 contains onehydrogen release platen 21, one flow rate valve 22 and the ProtonExchange Membrane Systems 23, where in the hydrogen release platen 21 isbuckled on the exterior of the heat dissipation base 11 with an equalnumber of inserting troughs 211 against the hydrogen storage cans 12sitting correspondingly on the side, allowing the inserting mouth 121 ofthe hydrogen storage cans 12 to insert. Besides, there is apress-and-pull assembly 212 at the bottom of each inserting trough 211of the hydrogen release platen that touches against the contact valve122 of the hydrogen storage cans 12 in order to release the hydrogenfrom the hydrogen storage alloy inside the hydrogen storage cans 12.With a leakage-resistant ring 213 inset around the opening of eachinserting trough 211 of the hydrogen release platen 21, the hydrogenstorage cans 12 whose inserting mouth being inserted onto the insertingtrough 211 are secured and the gas is prevented from leaking out (asshown in FIG. 3).

[0017] There is an airway 212 inside the hydrogen release platen 21 forthe connection of each inserting trough 211. The terminal of the airway212 is connected to the conduit 214 outside the platen that is connectedwith a flow rate control valve 22 at the middle for controlling the flowrate of the hydrogen released from the hydrogen storage cans 12 by meansof the hydrogen release platen 21. The terminal of the conduit 214 isconnected to the Proton Exchange Membrane Systems 23 that consists oftwo proton exchange membranes 231 on the outside as the anode interfacefor oxygen and electrolyte and one membrane between the two protonexchange membranes as the cathode interface for hydrogen diffusion layer232 and electrolyte. In this way, the cathode interface of the ProtonExchange Membrane Systems 23 conduces the hydrogen and the anodeinterface on the outside of the two proton exchange membranes 231 absorboxygen in the atmosphere. The Proton Exchange Membrane Systems 23 causeswater combination reaction between the hydrogen and oxygen, turning thechemical energy into electric energy and output from the output of theanode and the cathode interfaces, providing the motherboard 3 with D.C.power.

[0018] The Proton Exchange Membrane Systems 23 could be of the same sizeas the Thin Film Transistor so as to hide behind it and saves the space.Combined with the existing Thin Film Transistor, the large-sized ProtonExchange Membrane Systems 23 is able to exchange the oxygen from theatmosphere under normal pressure, thus enhances the efficiency ofconverting chemical energy to electricity energy of the fuel cell andprovides great benefits for the industry.

[0019] Through the heat exchange of the CPU provided by the heatdissipation module 1 consisting of the heat dissipation base 11 andseveral hydrogen storage cans 12, the present invention not only savesthe addition of a fan, but also minimizes the whole heat dissipation 1,allowing more flexibility to the assemblies, making them more suitablefor the small space inside the notebook for heat dissipation. The directand rapid heat absorption of the hydrogen storage cans 12 enhances theheat exchange efficiency of the CPU 4 and improves the heat dissipationof the high-level CPU used in current computers. The hydrogen releaseplaten 21 and the flow rate control valve 22 of the electricity exchangemodule 2 controls the hydrogen released from the hydrogen storage cans12 which is then transmitted to the Proton Exchange Membrane Systems 23for the conversion from chemical energy to electricity energy and thenoutput to the motherboard 3 of the computer as its D.C. power. Thereplaceable hydrogen storage cans 12 allow people to replenish thehydrogen when running out of hydrogen, eliminating the necessity ofrecharge, enabling it to replace the portable power of currentnotebooks, such as lithium cell or Nickel-Metal Hydride battery,providing extreme benefits for the industry.

What is claimed is:
 1. An fuel cell module with heat exchange and electricity exchange functions, containing one heat dissipation module and one electricity exchange module, characterized in that: said heat dissipation module consisting of one heat dissipation base and several hydrogen storage cans, wherein said heat dissipation base is equipped nearby a motherboard and contacted with a CPU for heat conduction with several sockets at equal distances on one side for said hydrogen storage cans to insert that absorb heat generated by said CPU and stored in said heat dissipation base for exchange during hydrogen release; said electricity exchange module containing one hydrogen release platen, one flow rate control valve and one Proton Exchange Membrane Systems, wherein said hydrogen release platen is buckled outside said heat dissipation base for easy of detachment, an equal number of inserting troughs against said hydrogen storage cans are placed on one side, allowing inserting mouths of said hydrogen storage cans to insert, one airway inside said hydrogen release platen that connects each inserting trough is connected with a conduit outside said platen for the delivering of hydrogen released from said hydrogen storage cans by pressing against contact valves of said hydrogen storage cans, said flow rate control valve is joined at the middle of said conduit to control released hydrogen, said Proton Exchange Membrane Systems is attached at the end of the conduit with a cathode interface in between for conducing oxygen and an anode interface on the outside for absorbing atmospheric oxygen, conversing chemical energy into electric energy by combining hydrogen and oxygen into water through said Proton Exchange Membrane Systems; said heat dissipation module consisting of said hydrogen storage cans and said heat dissipation base absorbs heat generated by said CPU to cool and exchange heat rapidly, hydrogen released by said hydrogen storage cans is processed through said hydrogen release platen, said flow rate control valve and said Proton Exchange Membrane Systems that changes chemical energy into electric energy and serves as computers' D.C. power.
 2. The fuel cell module with heat exchange and electricity exchange functions of claims 1, wherein said hydrogen storage cans contain solid hydrogen storage alloy that absorbs hydrogen under low temperature, turns hydrogen into solid for storage and releases said hydrogen as gas under heating.
 3. The fuel cell module with heat exchange and electricity exchange functions of claims 1, wherein a press-and-pull assembly is set at bottom of said inserting troughs of said hydrogen release platen, releasing hydrogen by pressing against said contact valve of said hydrogen storage can, a leakage-resistant ring inset nearby a mouth of each inserting trough in said hydrogen release platen secures said hydrogen storage cans that slipped said inserting mouths on said inserting troughs and prevents gas from leaking out.
 4. The fuel cell module with heat exchange and electricity exchange functions of claims 1, wherein electric energy converted by said Proton Exchange Membrane Systems is output from an anode interface and a cathode interface to serve as D.C. power for computer's motherboard. 